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We are delighted to announce the addition of Dominique Hes to our Board of Directors. Dominique is an academic at the Melbourne School of Design, Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning and the Director Thrive Research Hub at The University of Melbourne.

Found in the Southern Tablelands of NSW, Back’O’Slaters is a stony patch of land owned by Andrew Moore and his wife Beverley. In 2017, Greenfleet helped restore the land after a fire tore through the property.

In sunny Queensland, a short drive past Noosa Heads, a 15-year-old Greenfleet forest is growing. A once bare patch of land has been transformed into a piece of paradise. We planted over 3,200 seedlings across 5-ha and what a transformation.

Along the Great Ocean Road, bordering the Great Otway National Park, another Greenfleet forest is growing strong. In June this year, we planted 14,000 native seedlings across 17 ha to rebuild native habitat, improve water quality and restore biodiversity for native wildlife.

As you know, at Greenfleet, we connect people with real climate action. Our focus is to link climate action with biodiversity restoration across Australia and New Zealand. Your continued support has helped us to achieve a lot in the past 20 years and we are well placed to continue this in the coming years and we are well placed to continue this in the coming years.

Let’s be honest: no one wants to find that boring box of chocolates or pair of jocks in their stocking on Christmas morning. Nope, trust me, no one. So, stop buying stuff and give charity gifts instead!

In September 2015, Faye, Dom's wife, was diagnosed with cancer. Together, Faye and Dom wanted to create a theme for her final journey; and the tree of life was the foundation of her journey. Dom approached Greenfleet and we helped him and Faye organise what would become a forest to celebrate her life.

Dr Blair Witherington, a global expert on sea turtles, is visiting Bundaberg this month, just as the five-month hatching season starts, as part of the Low Glow initiative, supported by Greenfleet, The Prince's Trust Australia and The Walt Disney Company.

"Climate change is still the most important issue we are dealing with, because it is a system issue. We deal with a lot of big problems as a society - terrorism, addiction, homelessness, you name it - but climate change underscores everything because it impacts the system in which everything else happens," says Wayne Wescott, Greenfleet CEO

In October 2017, we raised our glasses to Greenfleet's 20th anniversary. A milestone we were delighted to share with supporters, landholder partners, stakeholders, friends, Board and BAC members, past and present and staff. Here is what you may have missed out on!

Danielle found out about Greenfleet "many, many years ago", and has been offsetting emissions every year ever since. "I just think everyone should be doing it. It's easy and it's cheap. Why wouldn't you do it?" - Watch Danielle's video today!

Greenfleet is excited to announce the appointment of Alexis Denby, from TAL, and Frank Farrall, from Deloitte Digital, to the Greenfleet Board. According to Greenfleet’s Chairman, Gunther Jurkschat, Ms Denby and Mr Farrall’s expertise will complement the already robust board.

Thank you to all the individual offsetters and donors who took the time to provide feedback through our Supporter Survey. Your suggestions are extremely useful, and the responses will help us plan our future communications.

Thank you to the volunteers from Europcar, Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses, Computershare and Northmost Studio who joined our team to plant trees and see firsthand what their donations mean on the ground. We had the best day, and together we managed to put 850 plants in the ground!

With their eye on future generations, sustainability is at the heart of every family business. When a company – however big or small – is focused on the long-term game rather than the short-term gain, sustainable practices make sense.

We recently caught up with Nicky who is raising funds for Greenfleet as part of her participation in Run Melbourne 2017. Inspired by the work of Greenfleet, she’s created a fundraising page and has already raised more than $500 in a couple of weeks!

Our partnership since 2007 has seen the Group offset transport emissions from its Symbion business. To date, the carbon offset contributions from EBOS will enable the planting of over 150,000 native trees around Australia.

Located in the scenic region of the Great Ocean Road and bordering the Great Otway National Park, a private property is getting a makeover after decades of grazing with 17 hectares returned to native bushland.

Nine out of 10 Victorians agree climate change is happening and humans are the cause. That’s according to a new research, commissioned by Sustainability Victoria, into Victorian attitudes towards global warming.

In 2006, Greenfleet was honoured to be part of the establishment of the Australian Light Horse Memorial Park's forest. After more than 10 years, this historic and treasured landmark is a flourishing ecosystem.

We wish to advise that Greenfleet will be increasing the price of offsets for individual supporters from May 1, 2017. Our prices have remained unchanged since 2012, however as a not-for-profit organisation we don’t have large margins to absorb increasing input costs.

We'd like to welcome Monique to the Greenfleet team! Monique is joining the Forestry team to help find land to revegetate and grow more forests around Australia and New Zealand. Here is an interview with Monique to get to know her more.

We’re excited to welcome the Peace Love & Vegetables team as a Greenfleet Supporter! We caught up with Bali to chat and learn more about their amazing Sauerkraut, the importance of gut health and their close relationship with Mother Nature.

Every day is Forest Day at Greenfleet! But the International Day of Forests is a special day for us to raise stronger awareness on the many, positive contributions our forests make to the sustainability of our Planet.

In 2005 and 2006, Greenfleet revegetate 6.47 ha of the Bass Strait headlands between Kilcunda and San Remo in South Gippsland. More than 10 years on, this coastal walk is a flourishing ecosystem once again.

March 3 is World Wildlife Day – a day to celebrate the amazing impact of our native forests to help protect and conserve our native wildlife. Find out more about how our supporters help protect and conserve native wildlife.

Take a look at the incredible before and after of the Greenfleet forest at Elanda Point, in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. More then a decade later, the trees are taller than 10 meters, the habitat has been restored and the ecosystem is flourish once again.

In 2004 and 2006, Greenfleet planted 13,000 native seedlings across 17.5 ha of the property, dubbed Mooney Valley, in New South Wales. The aim was to turn unproductive areas of the farm back into biodiverse flourishing forest.

In 2017, Greenfleet celebrates 20 years of climate action, ecosystem restoration and biodiversity protection. We're officially kicking off the year-long festivities with the launch of our new birthday logo.

It's been just 18 months since the first seed went in the ground on this property in Central Victoria. The growing trees are extending habitat from the neighbouring National Park, helping to protect the nationally endangered Swift Parrot, and more.

This month we celebrate 10 years of carbon offsetting with the Diggers Club - Australia’s largest garden club. Join us and read over this interview of Chrissy from the Diggers Club to learn more about the organisation and to receive a special membership offer!

The revegetation of Minjelha Dhagun at Mt. Barney National Park, has transformed the land back into a biodiverse forest. The wildlife is flourishing and the local community has invested in the ongoing protection of this important ecosystem.

Residential Outdoor Schools Association or ROSA, is creating endless opportunities for children to explore and reap the rewards of the outdoors. We sat down with ROSA's Principal Liaison Officer, Stephen McMurtrie, to learn more about the schools, values and programs.

We're on a high after such an incredible year! We've achieved so much and have many milestones to celebrate and be proud of - all thanks to our supporters and hard working team. Here is a summary of 2016 at Greenfleet.

Between 2000 and 2002, Greenfleet revegetated 70 ha of land in the Namadgi National Park in ACT, just south of Canberra. A mix of native species was selected to reflect the pre-clearing indigenous vegetation of the site and preserve the unique biodiversity of the park.

This festive season, give a Greenfleet gift. Plant trees with Greenfleet on behalf of your gift recipient, and they'll feel special knowing their gift is making a positive difference for the environment!

Go West Tours is a leading tour operator in Melbourne delivering guests of all ages and cultures to the magnificent sights of Victoria. A dedicated team with a strong customer focus makes each and every tour a unique, entertaining and interactive experience.

Stretching along the south coast of Victoria, the Great Ocean Road is one of the World’s most scenic coastal roads, boasting picturesque scenery. On one side, you have the bright blue sparkling ocean and on the other, the colourful green forests that line the hillsides.

Leading businesses around the world are continuously driving towards a low carbon economy. They find solutions that both reduce carbon emissions and restore the earth’s ecology. Kings Transport is one such business.

A lot of hands make light work. The Bowna Waters Reserve revegetation project along Lake Hume was a joint effort by Greenfleet, Scouts Australia and Goulburn Murray Water. The vast 70-hectare Reserve near Albury, NSW, was first planted by Greenfleet in 2002 as part of the Murray-Darling Rescue project. The aim was to reduce soil salinity and erosion throughout this important river system.

It is wonderful to hear why Greenfleet supporters choose to offset their emissions through us. Knowing there are thousands of individuals that feel so strongly about real climate action, reminds us that together we are making a real difference. An organisation that understands the importance of a healthy climate is One Planet.

Serendip Sanctuary will have you inhaling fresh air, spotting local animals' and getting wonderfully lost throughout the landscape. The sanctuary, just south of Melbourne, Vic, is a magnificent mix of open grassy woodlands and wetlands. For several years, we had the challenge of restoring 31 hectares.

In 1999, Greenfleet partnered with South Gippsland Water to restore biodiverse forests on their land. To date more than 100,000 native trees have been planted around three reservoirs in South Gippsland, Victoria: Battery Creek, Western Reservoir and Hyland Reservoir.

Meet Lisa, the founder of Crooked Compass who recently teamed up with Greenfleet to offer a carbon offset program to their travellers. Read this interview of Lisa where we find out more about Crooked Compass and discuss all things travel and responsible tourism.

Greenfleet is proud to be a founding partner of TAKE2 - Australia’s first state government-led voluntary climate change pledging initiative, and one of the most comprehensive climate change pledging programs in the world.

In our twentieth year of operations, we are very focused on continuing to expand our impact. Greenfleet connects climate action to biodiversity and provides a simple and practical way for companies and individuals to play their part.

We've recently caught up with Chris from Eggpicnic, one of the amazing Greenfleet supporters that jumped on board earlier this year. Read this interview and find out more about how they aim to end wildlife extinction through art and education.

On August 24, Greenfleet's tree planting project in the Barolin Nature Reserve, Bundaberg, Qld was officially launched with a ceremonial tree planting day. Did you know our trees could help endangered turtles?

Greenfleet supporters from Disney, Europcar, Global Ballooning, Kings Transport and Telstra traded in their work shirts and city shoes for fluoro vests and gum boots to plant native Australian trees throughout the National Park.

Once a reservoir supplying Melbournian’s with water, Devilbend Reservoir now spends its days as the largest inland water body on the Mornington Peninsula providing habitat to native animals and opportunities for recreation (the ones with nature kind).

A lot can happen in just two years. For the MidCoast Council along the New South Wales coast, two years after teaming up with Greenfleet to restore and re-vegetate three parcels of land around the Great Lakes, all are rejoicing in the extraordinary outcomes.

We're thrilled to welcome Taylor in our team! Taylor is joining the Supporter Engagement Unit to look after our amazing individual supporters and as well as coordinate all our events. Here is an interview of Taylor to get to know her more!

On Tuesday June 7, Greenfleet supporters and stakeholders joined together at Te Muri Park, to commence a vital reforestation project in New Zealand. Planting day volunteers were blessed with a picture perfect day for planting trees, with blue sparkling skies shining down on the green oasis that is Te Muri Park.

Greenfleet is proud to partner with Disney to 'Remember the Reef' and take action to protect one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet: the Great Barrier Reef. Join us to take action and learn more about 'Remember the Reef'.

We've interviewed the team at Car Next Door to find out more about Australia's first neighbour-to-neighbour car sharing network. Have a read and sign up to rent our your car to take advantage of their special offer!

Since 2007, Ferguson Plarre has been restoring forests with Greenfleet. Today, almost 35,000 trees are absorbing carbon pollution from the atmosphere, reducing soil erosion and building habitat for native wildlife. “When our customers buy a cake they know it’s been made with the planet in mind,” says Steve Plarre, Chief Executive Officer of Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses.

Mother’s Day is only just around the corner! Greenfleet has the perfect gift solution for your beloved mum, grandmother or special someone in your life. Craving a sweet treat this Mother’s Day or wanting to spoil mum even further? Well, we have the perfect solution!

A run-down parcel of land on the side of the Strzelecki Ranges has been transformed by a visionary landowner and Greenfleet. “Greenfleet brought together the right people, techniques and materials to get great results. We’ve got a flourishing forest that has improved the quality of our land and we’re also tackling climate change,” says Greenfleet landholder Adam Tyson.

On March 21, as we celebrate the vital role of forests in our lives, we want to salute the true heroes who are making our reforestation work possible: our supporters and landholder partners. Join us and share your love of forests with these awesome social media images!

Phil Tyler has always been concerned about the environment. Phil says he heard the early warning bells about climate change in the late 1970s. We speak with one of our long standing supporters, Phil Tyler, to find out why he has been offsetting his carbon emissions with Greenfleet, since 1997.

March 3 is World Wildlife Day – a very important day for the work we do at Greenfleet as it raises awareness of the challenges for the world’s wildlife and plants. Where are we up to with protecting native species and is there any practical action we can take? Learn why resilience and biodiversity are crucial in protecting native species and how you can take action by supporting Greenfleet.

We are excited to introduce Greenfleet's new Supporter Engagement Unit! The purpose of the team is to do exactly that – to communicate and engage more with our amazing supporters – you! To get to know the Supporter Engagement Unit a bit better, we asked them a few questions!

Last month, Greenfleet brought the Australian bush to Sydney’s CBD with a native Pop-up Forest at the Opera House. As part of our ongoing partnership with Sydney Opera House, Greenfleet took part in the Summer Playground Program, to spread the benefits of native reforestation around the country.

For the first time since 1997, Greenfleet is the proud owner of a property in Victoria, which we will revegetate with a native forest. We need your help finding a name for this property! Click to read more about this new site and to cast your vote in our property naming competition!

Greenfleet is proud to be part of the Living Cities Alliance - a group of industry leaders from key organisations in urban planning, infrastructure, utilities and greening sectors - brought together to develop key policy recommendations to inform the greening of Australian cities and the Australian Government's upcoming Cities Policy position paper, expected to be released in coming months

A binding agreement to minimise carbon emissions to below two degrees Celsius ushers in a new era. And with this new climate pact in place, Australia will need to ramp up its efforts to reduce emissions, says Greenfleet’s Chief Executive Officer, Wayne Wescott.

Disney have been planting trees with us for 18 years. To celebrate the release of Disney Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur, in cinemas Boxing day, Disney will engage us to plant 1 of 2000 on your behalf for every handprint uploaded to Instagram tagging @DisneyAUNZ and #MakeYourMark.

A new partnership between CardLink Systems Limited (CardLink) which services millions of cardholders worldwide, and Greenfleet has established a program to offset customers’ emissions by planting trees in New Zealand.

A revegetation project between Greenfleet and Parks Victoria in bushfire-ravaged Kinglake National Park has helped an endangered marsupial find its home again – all with the help of an ingenious use of waste logs. These stunning images prove that the project has been a success!

Snap Preston understands the importance of minimising the impact their business activity has on the environment. That’s why they have offset their carbon emissions with Greenfleet for nearly fifteen years.

Greenfleet representatives were in Hobart recently for the Tasmanian Sustainable Living Festival, with locals looking to take practical action on climate change. Greenfleet, a proud partner of the Festival, worked alongside Tasmanians to show them how to offset their emissions and invest in Australia’s ‘green infrastructure’.

Few people stop to consider the energy consumed during their home’s construction. In an Australian-first, Montgomery Homes decided to tackle this problem head on, and teamed up with Greenfleet to show homeowners how easy it is to off-sett carbon emissions.

Killawara forest is one of Greenfleet's first ever planting sites (we first planted 66,000 native trees here back in 1998). These images speak for them self, this native forest has come along way in 17 years. Talk about a success story!

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank has offset its emissions with Greenfleet for a number of years.“We’ve been a leader in sustainability for many years, because we understand that investing in sustainability is good for our customers, good for the community and good for the environment,” says Joshua Pell, who leads the bank’s environment and sustainability agenda.

Greenfleet will be working with Glorious Googies free-range egg farm to plant 37 hectares of native forest on their property in Autumn 2016. Not only will these trees help with visible erosion on the farm, but did you know that well-sheltered pasture areas produce healthier and happier hens? Egg-sellent!

''Greenfleet are currently working with a number of governments to ensure that governments can assign the carbon rights of crown land.'' CEO at Greenfleet Wayne Wescott, discusses this truly innovative approach to carbon offsetting in the latest edition of Australasian Parks and Leisure magazine.

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service & Greenfleet joined forces in 2008 to re-vegetate Humes Crossing, part of Mt Kosciuszko National Park in NSW. Another great example of what donations from Greenfleet supporters helps to achieve in the environment!

In her youth, Lauren Poulton worked with the Scouts to plant Greenfleet forests.Today, she’s an environmental sustainability officer with Austin Health, and has continued her enduring relationship with Greenfleet by offsetting her personal emissions.

Paul Dettmann, a long standing Greenfleet land holder and project facilitator, has devoted his life to protecting Australia’s remnant vegetation on private land, and to reconnecting national parks through private land revegetation

Greenfleet is Australia’s first environmental not-for-profit organisation to partner with the Gold Standard Foundation, and has committed to meet Gold Standard requirements for all new revegetation projects.

"As a family-owned business, we place a high value on people and environment," says Dana Dupere, Director of Benedict Industries, a NSW family business that has been offsetting its carbon emissions with Greenfleet since 2010. Benedict Industries has identified a number of benefits of its partnership with Greenfleet beyond the environmental ones.

At Greenfleet, we’re big supporters of new, innovative ideas that can help us and you reduce our impact on the environment. That’s why we love GoFar - a nifty little tool that help cut traffic time, fuel use and carbon emissions.

Greenfleet is excited to announce the appointment of Angela McClowry to the Greenfleet Board. According to Greenfleet’s Chairman, Gunther Jurkschat, Ms McClowry’s expertise will complement the already robust board.

“We believe being a family business makes us more committed to socially responsible and ethical practices,” says McCloud Shoes owner and Greenfleet Supporter, Paul Parkinson. “The way we see it, we almost have a duty of care to represent good ethical values – our customers look to us to set a good example. This is why we offset with Greenfleet.”

In 2006, Wayne Hamblin worked with Greenfleet to plant a native forest of 10,000 trees over 16 hectares of his property in NSW to improve the biodiversity of the large sheep and cropping farm, create shelter belts to protect livestock and stabilise creeklines. Nine years later Wayne says the area is “just magic”.

Companies that include offset purchases as part of a carbon management strategy are also taking concrete action to address climate change through energy efficiency, green product design, and other means, according to a new Ecosystem Marketplace report.

Greenfleet has teamed up with one of the world's leading conservation organisation, The Nature Conservancy, and Deakin University, to explore how Australia can support projects that sequester carbon in coastal vegetation.

Gunningbar had been ‘wall to wall’ Serrated Tussock for decades when landowners Mike and Judith Shepherd approached Greenfleet in 2006. Read more to find out how Greenfleet helped the Shepherds protect their farm.

Named in honour of the Australia’s oldest living tree and one of the oldest living organisms on earth, the Greenfleet Huon Award recognises Greenfleet supporters who have consistently offset emissions for over five years. It is an acknowledgement of the commitment of organisations which take real climate action with Greenfleet.

“We are delighted that Gunther Jurkschat has assumed the reins at Greenfleet. After five years as a director on Greenfleet’s board, Gunther has a deep understanding of our organisation and our mission,” says Greenfleet’s CEO, Wayne Wescott.

While climate change is a global phenomenon, its negative impacts aren’t squarely shared. In fact, environmental degradation has a disproportionate impact on the most disadvantaged people in our community.

Connections UnitingCare understands this better than most, and uses carbon offsetting as a way to reinforce its commitment to social justice.

The new Victorian Government should use its powers to allocate carbon rights so that companies can help fund national park plantings, and other states should follow suit, says Greenfleet CEO Wayne Wescott.

Planting trees deliver benefits for the environment and for people too. Watch our latest video to find out more about the Cardinia Creek project that is tackling climate change and helping people get their lives back on track.

While most protected areas are financed through government grants or private philanthropies, we need to adjust our thinking – and our economic models – to enable national parks to access private sector money.

While the G20 leaders talk, Greenfleet is providing practical action on climate change. Greenfleet has partnered with Alphabet Fleet, and will plant native trees to offset Alphabet’s participation in the G20 global leaders’ summit.

Three of our eco-leading business supporters were recognised last week at the third annual Green Lifestyle Awards ceremony, awarding leading companies and personalities in the Australian green industry.

It's hard to think that only seven years ago this place was just an empty field, cleared for grazing many years before that. When Parks Victoria approached Greenfleet to revegetate this site, the aim was to provide habitat for native wildlife by connecting patches of remnant bushland.

Watch our video and see how we have transformed this place, thanks to our supporters!

This September, 13 staff from Europcar Australia & New Zealand joined Greenfleet in the next stage of the project – planting 1,560 native seedlings to enhance the Watson's Creek Habitat Link, part of our bushfire recovery project in Kinglake National Park, Vic.

Read about the latest updates from our Australian forests, stepping forward with practical climate action, from weeds to wilderness, news from our supporters, before and after pictures of our forests and more!

Last week, a team of volunteers from Airservices Australia joined the Greenfleet team in the Pimpama River Conservation Area, on the Gold Coast, QLD, to help complete one of our native forest with some extra trees.

Since 2008, Greenfleet has been working in Central Victoria, in the Wedderburn District, progressively reforesting over 830 ha with native trees. Watch this video to see how this forest forms part of a large scale environmental change.

On Monday, Parks Victoria officially opened the gates of the Cardinia Creek Parklands to the public. Thanks to a grant by the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation, Greenfleet has worked with Parks Victoria since 2010 to transform 12 ha of this new park into a native, biodiverse forest in the outer eastern suburb of Berwick, Vic.

Our latest newsletter is out and is packed with the freshest news from our forests and our supporters! Read about Telstra's 1 million reasons to celebrate, words from our CEO, Christmas gift ideas, the latest news from our forests and more!

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